US men qualify for 1st Olympic Games football tournament since Beijing 2008 | Olympicsxsporty
US men qualify for 1st Olympic Games football tournament since Beijing 2008 Olympicsxsporty - The United States men's football team has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, breaking a 50-year wait between Olympic appearances. Credit - Sportstar Beijing 2008 was the last time the United States participated in a men's Olympic football event. It equals the 16-year gap between Melbourne 1956 and Munich 1972, when the team did not participate. In the semi-final of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) Football Under-20 Championship, the team defeated host Honduras 3-0 to earn a spot in the Paris Games. The United States scored three goals in the first half. Paxten Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union opened the scoring in the third minute, followed by Alejandro Alvarado of FC Vizela in the 23rd. Quinn Sullivan, a teammate of Aaronson's at Union, finished the rout two minutes before halftime. πΊπΈπππ πππππππΎ πΏπ...